Bexley High School - Bexleo Yearbook (Bexley, OH)

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Did you know that in 1971 the 26 admendment to the Constitution gave 18 year olds the right to vote? a growth hormone was synthesized? the Lunar Rover was the first car on the Moon? silicon microchip was in- troduced? TV cigarette ads were banned? Disneyworld opened in Florida? the population was 205,443,000 (the population now is 246,900,000)? Fid- dler on the Hoof, The Emigrants, and The French Connection were top movies? Fashion sported the layered look, hemlines at the knee, max- shirts, and hot pants? A group of fellows show that cheering can lead to positive outcomes. Keeping in mind that in 1971 computers were not easily available, Noah Jones is happy to know technology has come of age. (bottom right) Erica Meister lends an extra hand to decorating the halls. look back

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Birth of the Beat As the class of ’89 looked forward to the golden sunset of graduation, it seemed that only months be- fore they were freshmen. Everybody remembered their freshman year — feelings of persecution and unimportance gave way to a more active and im- portant role in the life at BHS. But who remembered what it was like in 1970 and ’71; the year that most of the seniors came into existence. The early 1970’s were marked by the rising protest against the Vietnam “Conflict.” In 1970, four Kent State University students were killed by the National Guard in a protest, right after the U.S. strength in Vietnam was reduced to below 400,000 men. In ’71, The New York Times printed the first segments of the “Pentagon Papers,” and the 26th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified , granting the right to vote to 18 year-olds. In 1970, the near-tragic Apollo 13 mission was launched from Cape Kennedy and an unmanned So- viet craft returned with samples of the moon. The next year, Apollo 14 and 15 became the third and fourth manned mission to land on and explore the moon. In the world of sports, Joe Frazier became the of- ficial world heavyweight boxing champion and Bal- timore beat Dallas in Super Bowl IV. When Hank Aaron hit his 600th career home run, there were 231 million t.v sets in use throughout the world. At the same time, the U.S. Census reported the smallest ratio of men (94.8) to women(lOO) in history. Now, George Bush was our President and some of the class of '89 had voted. Times were different now. The sexual reveloution sparked by the ’60’s had been snuffed out by fear of a deadly disease — AIDS. Foot- ball now had instant replay and trips to outerspace were commonplace. To many, 18 years may have seemed like a short time for change, but to some, it was a lifetime. Chris Bauer 4 A look back Josh Radnor, Kim Herndon, and Anwar Abou-Antoun express a happy g lucky spirit unconcerned with the past. Center: Helping one another a Lindsay Copp, Andy Grossman, and Julie Friedman.

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Spirit Beats On Fall homecoming was filled with familiar Bexley High School traditions. But this year, student council, under the supervision of Jim Ryan and Dean Chapelle, came up with two new activities to increase school spirit and participation. The seniors were victorious in the first activity, the men’s volleyball tournament, defeating the sophomores, the juniors, and then in a very close match, the faculty. Meanwhile, the soph- omores won the hall decorating contest, using the theme, “BHS is gonna rock it to you.” Ross Tague, student counsel president, felt that these two events were quite successful, and hoped that they would become a permanent addition to spirit week. While these new activities were taking place, the old BHS traditions continued. For the third year in a Fall Homecoming row, the juniors took first place in the float contest while the sophomores placed second, the seniors third, and the freshmen fourth. The juniors also edged out the seniors in both the powderpuff tournament and the tug-of-war. Once again, the cheerleaders had their annual car- nation sale. According to co-captain Jenny Chorpen- ning, the sale was so successful that, “We under- estimated the number of carnations to buy. We probably had more orders than ever before!” As home- coming continued, the spirit of all the classes grew considerably. Megan Ryan Inset: Having fun in the rain on Homecoming are cheerleaders, Michele Levin, Jodi Reinker, and Jenny Chorpenning. Right: “Isn't this fun! says Jenny Haylor while working on the float. Page sponsored by the Usher Family.